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This image released by Netflix shows Issa Rae as Leilani, left, and Kumail Nanjiana as Jibran in a scene from &quot;The Lovebirds.&quot; (Skip Bolen/Netflix via AP)

Kumail Nanjiani is finding his way through ‘The Weirds’

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

In this Nov. 21, 2017 photo, actor-comedian Kumail Nanjiani, co-writer and star of the film &quot;The Big Sick,&quot; poses for a portrait in front of a billboard of script notecards at his home in Los Angeles. Nanjiani was named as one of 2017's breakthrough entertainers by the Associated Press. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

2017 Breakthrough: Kumail Nanjiani of ‘The Big Sick’

By NICOLE EVATT - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2017 file photo, Kumail Nanjiani, left, and his wife Emily Gordon arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Kong: Skull Island.&quot; Nanjiani and Gordon wrote the film, “The Big Sick,” which chronicles their relationship from the start, when the Pakistan-born Nanjiani was trying to make it as a stand-up in Chicago. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Kumail Nanjiani welcomes Bush’s anti-Trump speech, says it doesn’t excuse Bush’s ‘crimes’

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 8, 2017 file photo, Kumail Nanjiani, left, and his wife Emily Gordon arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Kong: Skull Island.&quot; Nanjiani and Gordon wrote the film, “The Big Sick,” which chronicles their relationship from the start, when the Pakistan-born Nanjiani was trying to make it as a stand-up in Chicago. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Can Kumail Nanjiani’s love story save the romantic comedy?

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press